# \[Java\] Can CriteriaQuery build multi-level request for ElasticSearch?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-can-criteriaquery-build-multi-level-request-for-elasticsearch/224619>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 23, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-can-criteriaquery-build-multi-level-request-for-elasticsearch/224619 "2020-03-23T08:18:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![ndhcoder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ndhcoder/32/63850_2.png) [@ndhcoder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ndhcoder)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-can-criteriaquery-build-multi-level-request-for-elasticsearch/224619/1 "2020-03-23T08:18:15Z")

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Hi,  
I'm learning using Java maven elasticsearch-spring-data with CriteriaQuery for build my query.  
But after tried it, and read source code builder on CriteriaQueryProcessor.java, I saw that only create query at first level.

**Can CriteriaQuery build this query "WHERE f1="x" AND (f2="a" AND/OR f3="b")"?**

some code example:  
CriteriaQuery c = new CriteriaQuery(  
new Criterial("f1").contains("x")  
);  
c.addCriteria(new Criteria("f2").contains("a").and("f3").contains("b"));

It only handle WHERE f1="x" AND f2="a"  
(ignore mistake between "=" and "contains" operator in the example)

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-can-criteriaquery-build-multi-level-request-for-elasticsearch/224619/2 "2020-03-23T10:25:14Z")

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I think you should ask this in the spring data forums instead.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-can-criteriaquery-build-multi-level-request-for-elasticsearch/224619/3 "2020-04-20T10:25:16Z")

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Closed on April 20, 2020, 10:25am UTC

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